Month-end close

Game studios require timely, accurate financial reporting to support investor relations, publisher reporting, and operational decision-making. Traditional month-end close processes can take weeks, delaying critical financial insights and strategic planning. Accelerating close processes while maintaining accuracy is essential for growing studios.

Super Collider’s month-end close services help game studios reduce close time from weeks to days while improving accuracy and providing deeper financial insights. Our gaming-native operators understand the unique complexities of game development finances and deliver streamlined close processes that support rapid growth and investor requirements.

What’s included

Streamlined close procedures

  • Standardized close checklists and procedures designed specifically for game studio financial structures
  • Automated journal entries and accruals to reduce manual work and improve consistency
  • Multi-project close coordination to ensure accurate project-specific financial reporting

Advanced reconciliation processes

  • Automated bank and platform reconciliation including multi-currency and multi-platform revenue sources
  • Project cost reconciliation and allocation to ensure accurate development cost tracking
  • Balance sheet reconciliation and analysis to identify and resolve discrepancies quickly

Accelerated reporting workflows

  • Real-time financial dashboards providing continuous visibility into key metrics throughout the month
  • Automated financial statement generation with game studio-specific formatting and analysis
  • Variance analysis and commentary to explain performance changes and trends

Quality assurance and review

  • Multi-level review processes to ensure accuracy while maintaining speed
  • Exception reporting and resolution procedures to address unusual transactions or variances
  • Management reporting packages tailored to investor, board, and operational requirements

Our process

Close process optimization We start by analyzing your current close procedures and identifying bottlenecks, manual processes, and opportunities for automation. This includes mapping data flows, establishing automation priorities, and designing streamlined workflows.

Automation implementation Our team implements automated close procedures including journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting workflows. We establish real-time monitoring and exception handling to maintain accuracy while reducing manual work.

Monthly execution and monitoring We execute monthly close procedures according to optimized timelines, monitoring performance metrics and continuously identifying further optimization opportunities. Our team provides regular updates and maintains communication with stakeholders throughout the process.

Continuous improvement Our team regularly reviews close performance and implements additional optimizations to further reduce close time while improving accuracy and reporting quality. We track key metrics and benchmark performance against industry standards.

Why choose us

Gaming industry close expertise Our close specialists understand the unique aspects of game studio financials including project-based accounting, platform revenue recognition, development cost capitalization, and multi-currency operations. We’ve accelerated close processes for studios at all growth stages.

Proven acceleration results We’ve helped game studios reduce month-end close time by 60-80% while improving accuracy and expanding reporting capabilities. Our standardized procedures and automation frameworks deliver consistent results that scale with studio growth.

Ready to accelerate your month-end close?

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